Community Based Outreach Team Peer Support
About The Position
Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. Community Bridges, Inc. (CB I) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models. Job Summary The Community Bridges Inc. (CBI) Crisis Response Team (CRT) Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is an individual who is in recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders and provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others who are seeking help for themselves or their loved ones. The Community Bridges Inc. (CBI) Crisis Response Team (CRT) Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is responsible for responding to calls dispatched by the Phoenix Fire Alarm Room and/or the CBI Access to Care Line. The CRT PSS is responsible for the in-field engagement of the patient providing experience, strength, and hope to motivate the patient to seek and receive services. The CRT PSS is responsible to ensure that all documentation of Crisis Intervention Notes, Trip Tickets, and Mobile Crisis Intervention Field Forms on each patient prior to the end of his or her scheduled shift.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders required.
- Current AZ Driver's License (valid and in good standing).
- Clear 39-month Motor Vehicle Record.
- Peer certification within 90-days of hire required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience providing outreach and engagement and/or experience that would provide adequate exposure to behavioral crisis situations preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Responding to calls dispatched by the Phoenix Fire Alarm Room and/or the CBI Access to Care Line.
- In-field engagement of the patient providing experience, strength, and hope to motivate the patient to seek and receive services.
- Ensure that all documentation of Crisis Intervention Notes, Trip Tickets, and Mobile Crisis Intervention Field Forms on each patient prior to the end of his or her scheduled shift.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, Generous PTO accrual, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
